Matthew Roper

Matthew Roper is Research Associate for the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, a part of the Maxwell Institute. He earned his MA from Brigham Young University. Roper compiled the Harold B. Lee Library’s electronic collection 19th-Century Publications about the Book of Mormon (1829–1844). His current research and publication efforts focus on questions of Book of Mormon authorship, historical and contemporary interpretations, and the intellectual history of Latter-day Saint scripture.